International Studies

International Studies is interdisciplinary and encourages all of its students to view the world from multiple perspectives. Students are also driven to be broadly concerned with social, political, economic, environmental, historical, and cultural processes, linkages, interdependencies, and power relations that connect individuals, communities, groups, states, and regions across the globe. Shared dilemmas and challenges tie the world's citizens together.

Quentin Hedges Duroy , Professor, Director of International Studies

Meagan Tehua , Academic Administrative Assistant

100% of International Studies majors complete an academically meaningful off-campus experience.

Learn more about the major requirements

Spotlights

Denison Magazine

Unlocking Potential: Yazmina Ameerah Salahuddin-Robinson ’22

Yazmina Salahuddin-Robinson’s intense curiosity about languages and cultures drew her to the international studies major.

Overcoming doubt

Writing, illustrating, and self-publishing a book involves dozens of opportunities to learn something new.

Khalil Bentley '20 awarded graduate school scholarship

International Studies major Khalil Bentley '20 has been awarded a prestigious Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Graduate Fellowship.

Denison Magazine

Unlocking Potential: Adam Cromwell ’21

Adam Cromwell ’21 looks at the role soccer plays in national identity.

Bloomberg Terminals: Real-time market data

Bloomberg Terminals give students access to real-time financial news and data — and help prepare them for careers in business and finance.

Taka Higuchi '20 celebrating commencement

The Value of Empathy

As a patient care assistant in a children’s hospital Taka Higuchi ‘20 provides a welcoming and calming presence at the start of an anxiety-filled day.

Magazine internship builds hard and soft skills

In the Summer of 2020, Sarah Hume '22 found a great internship with Story magazine through a Denison Narrative Journalism program.

Denison students and Sri Lankan performers dance in concert

How We Learn

Sri Lankan Odyssey

A five-year immersion in Sri Lankan culture gives Denison students a profound cross-cultural experience.

Where We Go

A Fulbright Connects a Student & Her Family History

A Fulbright Teaching Assistantship to Turkey gives Madina Khudaynazar ’19 an opportunity to revisit her own family’s roots.

Where We Go

Full Circle

“When you’re a Latina in education, it’s about giving back,” says Fulbright award-winner Andrea Vallejo ’19.

How We Live

An Exceptional Experience Yields an Outstanding Performance

Mentoring by faculty & professionals Columbus gave Sara Abou Rashed ’21 the confidence to create a one-woman show about her experience as an immigrant.